Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa is likely to be discharged in a few days time, and there is no need for her to travel abroad for treatment, said a top official of Apollo Hospitals.

“The Chief Minister is responding well to the treatment and continues to get better. As part of the ongoing recuperation, she has been advised few more days of rest. The Chief Minister will be discharged from the hospital in a few days and will soon resume her normal official duties,” Subbiah Viswanathan, Chief Operating Officer of Apollo Hospitals told media persons.

“There have been rumours and conjectures circulated falsely in the social media about her health condition, stating that she will be taken abroad for treatment.

“These are totally false and baseless. There is no question of taking the Chief Minister abroad,” he said.

The official also stated that necessary medications were being administered as required. As per standard medical protocol, necessary investigations and tests are being done to prevent re-occurrence of fever. “She is continuing on normal diet,” he added.

Jayalalithaa was admitted into the Apollo Hospital on Greams Road on September 22. She had fever and dehydration at the time of admission.

Treatment commenced immediately and by the very next day, she resumed regular diet; she has been under observation since then, said the Hospital.

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